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Boredbrain Music expands Xcelon mixer’s capabilities with DB25, TRS, and IO additions to Direct Multi-Channel Series of Eurorack modules

I/O and utility device specialist Boredbrain Music expands its Xcelon true stereo voltage-controlled Eurorack mixer’s creative capabilities by announcing availability of DB25, TRS, and IO - introduced as the latest additions to its Direct Multi-Channel Series of modules that interconnect to provide a multitude of audio outputs for expanding Eurorack systems.

As a 24-channel D-Sub direct output module occupying 8 HP of Eurorack space, DB25 can interface with its new-found IO sibling - to provide 24 balanced audio outputs - and/or Xcelon, already available as a 48 HP-wide, all-analogue, six-channel stereo audio mixer module made for Eurorack modular systems - to provide twelve stereo direct outputs. Xcelon’s interface is designed for immediate hands-on control and visual feedback while also allowing for CV (Control Voltage) connectivity and expandability, enabling operation as a mixing tool for both performance and production purposes.

On the front of DB25 are three 25-pin D-Sub connectors, each output offering eight channels of balanced line-level audio. As such, the - 1-8, 9-16, and 17-24 - channel numbers next to each of those D-Sub connectors correspond to the four - Input 1-6, 7-12, 13-18, and 19-24 - ports at the rear, each of which accept signals from compatible Boredbrain Music modules using the supplied 8-pin ribbon cables. Connected to IO, those ports accept groups of six individual input signals.

Similarly, when connected to Xcelon or Xcelon XP3 - the latter already available as a 22 HP-wide, three-channel stereo expander module for its bigger brother - those ports accept three stereo mixer channels for direct output, and can be mixed and matched in any order, while both pre- and post-fader direct outputs for a bank of Xcelon channels can be used simultaneously.

The TRS 12-channel direct output module, can also interface with its new-found IO sibling to provide twelve balanced audio outputs (or up to 24 balanced audio outputs if using two TRS modules). Its 8 HP-wide front panel features twelve TRS jacks, each outputting balanced line-level audio signals, while the - Out 1 through to Out 12 - channel numbers above them correspond to those on the two - Input 1-6 and 7-12 - ports at the rear, each of which accept signals from compatible Boredbrain Music modules using the supplied 8-pin ribbon cables.

If TRS is connected to IO, those ports accept groups of six individual input signals. If it’s connected to Xcelon or Xcelon XP3, those ports also accept banks of three stereo mixer channels for direct output. Those ports can be mixed and matched in any order, while both pre- and post-fader direct outputs for a bank of Xcelon channels can be used simultaneously.

As a 30-channel direct input/output module, IO can be used as signal inputs for its new-found DB25 and TRS siblings, or, alternatively, to provide Xcelon with up to fifteen stereo direct (Eurorack level) outputs. On the front of this 8 HP-wide module are 27 3.5-mm jacks - 1 through to 24 being mono, while 25/26, 27/28, and 29/30 are stereo - serving as either inputs or outputs, depending on how the rear ports are connected. Correspondingly, five - In/Out 1-6, 7-12, 13-18, 19-24, and 25-30 - connection ports on IO’s rear can each send or receive six signals to or from compatible Boredbrain Music modules using the supplied 8-pin ribbon cables.

If those ports are connected to DB25 or TRS, IO’s jacks act as signal inputs for those modules; alternatively, connected to Xcelon or Xcelon XP3 (pre- or post-fader, or both), those jacks act as Eurorack-level direct outputs for the stereo mixer channels. Connections to those ports can be mixed and matched in any order, with compatible modules connecting to any of the ports.

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